10 Memories of Webster Hall

Last week it was announced the new (corporate) owners of Webster Hall will be shutting the legendary NYC music venue down indefinitely for renovations.

Who knows what it will look like when it eventually reopens, or when that reopening will actually occur. Some have speculated it may be two years before its doors are open to the public again.

With all this in mind, and having experienced so

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How Emcee & Producer Dads Share Hip-Hop With Their Kids

For hip-hop artists who are fathers, their music and their children will always be intertwined.

I spoke with six hip-hop dads to find out how they’re sharing their love of hip-hop with their kids.

Read the full feature at UndergroundHipHop.com.

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12 Most Random #1 Songs of the ‘00s

Taste is subjective. That said, in the ‘00s we occasionally, as a nation, had some odd tastes when it came to music.

Sure, there were plenty of great songs that we embraced, but we also liked some singles that we wouldn’t dream of adding to a playlist today, and no radio station in their right mind would think of playing as a throwback.

We combed every Billboard Hot 100 from the first decade

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30 Classic Hip-Hop & R&B Jams for Your BBQ Playlist

There’s nothing better than getting together with friends and family on a sunny afternoon for a BBQ. The cherry on top is a great soundtrack, and for this week’s Throwback Thursday column, I’m helping you put together that soundtrack with 30 classic hip-hop and R&B jams.

Read the full column at Myspace.com.

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